Lecture 23 Flashcards
when did anthophyta originate?
130 million years ago and radiated 65 million years ago
how many species of anthophyta are there?
300,000 species
how are anthophyta pollinated
by animals
what are the types of andiosperms?
- Basal Angiosperms
- Mesangiosperms
list the different mesangiosperms
Magnoliids •Monocots •Ceratophyllales •Eudicots •Rosids •Asterids •Many others...
what angiosperms make up the dicots?
- Magnoliids
- Ceratophyllales
- Eudicots
what are the four whorls of a flower?
- sepals
- petals
- stamens
- carpels
what makes up the sepals?
the calyx
what makes up the petals
the corolla
what makes up the stamen?
the anther and filaments
what makes up the carpels?
the ovary, style, and stigma
what is a determinate shoot
plants that grow and produce 4 sets of modified leaves
what is the carpel made up of?
- Magnoliids
- Ceratophyllales
- Eudicots
what is the function of the sticky stigma suface?
the stigma surface can prevent pollen from different species from germinating
what is the function of the style tissue?
to prevent selfing
selfing
self pollination
what is an infloescence?
a cluster of flowers
what is a complete flower?
a flower that contains all 4 whorls
what is a incomplete flower?
a flower missing one or more whorls
what is a perfect flower?
a flower that contains both microsporangia and megasporangia
what kind of lifecycle do angiosperms have?
a sporic life cycle
are angiosperms hetero of homosporous
heterosporous with separate male and female gametophytes
describe the microgametophyte of angiosperms
pollen .•Extremely reduced •(just 2 cells, tube cell, generative cell ). •Free living. •Pollen
do angiosperm pollen have antheridia?
no
is water required for fertilization of angiosperms?
no